Faculty/Staff Profiles

Rachelle Savitz

Educational Background

Ph.D. Literacy StudiesUniversity of Tennessee 2017

M.Ed. Special EducationUniversity of Florida 2007

BS Music EducationSlippery Rock University 2001

Profile

Dr. Rachelle Savitz received her doctorate from the Department of Theory and Practice in Teacher Education at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in 2017. Her research explores teacher self-efficacy and professional development and student-centered pedagogies that focus on inquiry and equity for all students. She emphasizes research with secondary grades through the combination of content-area and disciplinary literacies.